結婚後6、7年経ち、倦怠感に満ちたカップル。子供はいてお互い子供の事を愛しているのに、教育方針も違えば、価値観も違う。育児と仕事に疲れぴりぴりしている母親と、マイペースな父親。父親は朝からビールを飲み、ペンキ塗りの仕事をしている。30前後だがもう既に疲れ果てて老けて見える二人。男の頭は禿げかけ、女は形相が怖い。こんな筈ではなかった・・。随時織り込まれる過去の映像に見える出会った頃の二人は初々しく、男もハンサムで、ちょっと強引な所がいい。運送業者として働いていても、心はアーティスト、未来への希望があった。女も可愛くて、勉強にも励んで、医者を目指して輝いていた。境遇の違いを乗り越えて、強く愛し合う二人。でも時は過ぎ、厳しい現実に直面する。退屈な毎日の繰り返し。あの時のときめきはどこに? 一人一人はいい人、でも二人が一緒になると亀裂が入る。特に男の過去を見ると、向上心はないかもしれないけど、自分の子でない子供をはらんだ女を丸ごと受け入れ、結婚し、子供を自分の子のように愛情を持って育てて優しい。引っ越しを手伝った老人の行く末を気にする温かい男。もっと過去の思い出を大切にし、お互いのいい所を見つけられたなら・・・。お互いを当たり前な存在と考えずに、感謝する気持ちがあったなら・・・。一歩引いてみたら、こんなにお互いいい所あるのに・・・。きっと世の中の多くのカップルの亀裂とはこういう物なんだろう。互いの両親は不仲で男の親は離婚している。やはり彼らも同じような運命を辿らざるを得ないのか・・・。恋愛って儚くて切ない。
A couple weary of their marriage life after several years. They have a child together and each of them loves her, but they cannot overcome their differences. The mother is cranky and tired of work and child rearing while the father is living at his own pace. The father drinks beer in the morning and works as a house painter. The couple looks tired and rather old, although they are only around 30. The man has a receding hair line and the woman has bitter expressions. It wasn’t always like that… we see the past of the couple from time to time. In the past, the couple looked fresh, young, and cheerful: the man was pretty handsome, pushy but charming. Working as a mover, but he was an artist at heart and had aspirations for the future. The woman was pretty, working hard for her degree, aiming to become a doctor. Overcoming different upbringing, they loved each other.
The time passed and they face the harsh reality. Everyday life is boring. Where did that excitement go? Each person is a nice person but when tougher, they crash. Especially if you look at the man in the past, you can tell that he’s not ambitious but a sweetheart: he embraced the woman and decided to marry her even if she was pregnant with another guy. He brought up the child as she was his own. He was caring for the old man he helped with his moving. Only if they could cherish their sweet memories, and find each other’s strength… if they could thank each other, not take each other for granted… if they could look at themselves from a distance… maybe many broken marriages are like this. Both of their parents didn’t get along well and the man’s parents are divorced. Maybe they will have to follow their parents’ footstep…. love is often frail and painful.